Higa

Higa or Fija (written: 比嘉) is a Ryukyuan surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charles Higa (1933–2012), American ceramic artist
• Daigo Higa (born 1995), Japanese boxer
• Diego Higa (born 1997), Brazilian race car driver
• Ernest Higa (born 1952), Japanese-American entrepreneur (Domino's, Wendy's)
• Karin Higa (1966–2013), American art curator
• Kohei Higa (比嘉 厚平; born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Kumiko Higa (born 1978), Japanese voice actress
• Mamiko Higa (born 1993), Japanese professional golfer
• Manami Higa (born 1986), Japanese actress
• Maurren Higa Maggi (born 1976), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medalist
• Maya Higa (born 1998), American conservationist and Twitch streamer
• Merle Higa (born 1941), Japanese-American businesswoman
• Minoru Higa (born 1941), Japanese grandmaster of Shōrin-ryū Kyudōkan
• Motoki Higa (born 1982), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• Peechin Higa (1790–1870), Ryukyuan martial artist
• Primo Higa (born 1973), Solomon Island middle distance athlete
• Rikarudo Higa (born 1973), Brazilian-Japanese footballer (also known as "Ricardo Higa")
• Rino Higa (born 1992), Japanese gravure idol, actress, and singer
• Ryan Higa (born 1990), American internet personality known as "nigahiga"
• Ryoto Higa (born 1990), Japanese football player
• Seikan Higa (1887–1985), Okinawan Methodist minister in Hawaii
• Sekō Higa (1898–1966), Japanese Gojū Ryū karate teacher
• Suzuki Higa (born 1995), Japanese singer (Wolf Howl Harmony from Exile Tribe, Deep Squad)
• Thomas Taro Higa (1916–1985), American inventor and World War II veteran
• Teruo Higa (born 1941), Japanese horticulturist and professor at the University of the Ryukyus
• Yasuo Higa (1938–2000), Okinawan photographer, ethnologist, and anthropologist
• Yetsuo Higa (1915–2000), American businessman
• Yuchoku Higa (1910–1994), Japanese karate practitioner
• Yukari Higa, Japanese manga artist
• Yusuke Higa (born 1989), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Kanata Higa from the high school manga Harukana Receive (2015–2020)

See also

• "Higa Noboru," a 2009 song by Plastic Ono Band for their album Between My Head and the Sky
• Higa River, a tributary of the Bârnaru River in Romania
• Lake Higa, a small lake in eastern Burkina Faso

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Higa.
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